Type Objects

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PyTypeObject
The C structure of the objects used to describe built-in types.
PyObject* PyType_Type
This is the type object for type objects; it is the same object as
"type" and "types.TypeType" in the Python layer.
int PyType_Check(PyObject*o)
Return true if the object *o* is a type object, including instances
of types derived from the standard type object. Return false in
all other cases.
int PyType_CheckExact(PyObject*o)
Return true if the object *o* is a type object, but not a subtype
of the standard type object. Return false in all other cases.
New in version 2.2.
unsigned int PyType_ClearCache()
Clear the internal lookup cache. Return the current version tag.
New in version 2.6.
void PyType_Modified(PyTypeObject*type)
Invalidate the internal lookup cache for the type and all of its
subtypes. This function must be called after any manual
modification of the attributes or base classes of the type.
New in version 2.6.
int PyType_HasFeature(PyObject*o, intfeature)
Return true if the type object *o* sets the feature *feature*.
Type features are denoted by single bit flags.
int PyType_IS_GC(PyObject*o)
Return true if the type object includes support for the cycle
detector; this tests the type flag "Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC".
New in version 2.0.
int PyType_IsSubtype(PyTypeObject*a, PyTypeObject*b)
Return true if *a* is a subtype of *b*.
New in version 2.2.
This function only checks for actual subtypes, which means that
"__subclasscheck__()" is not called on *b*. Call
 "PyObject_IsSubclass()" to do the same check that "issubclass()"
would do.
PyObject* PyType_GenericAlloc(PyTypeObject*type, Py_ssize_tnitems)
*Return value: New reference.*
New in version 2.2.
Changed in version 2.5: This function used an "int" type for
*nitems*. This might require changes in your code for properly
supporting 64-bit systems.
PyObject* PyType_GenericNew(PyTypeObject*type, PyObject*args, PyObject*kwds)
*Return value: New reference.*
New in version 2.2.
int PyType_Ready(PyTypeObject*type)
Finalize a type object. This should be called on all type objects
to finish their initialization. This function is responsible for
adding inherited slots from a type's base class. Return "0" on
success, or return "-1" and sets an exception on error.
New in version 2.2.